Reclaiming School in the Aftermath of Trauma: Advice Based on Experience

Author:   C. Mears
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137268549


Pages:   233
Publication Date:   06 February 2013
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Teachers in schools where students have experienced trauma face particularly difficult challenges, for how is a teacher to promote academic growth and attainment of educational goals in such a situation? Provides advice, understanding, and proven strategies for meeting the challenges that must be faced after a traumatic experience.

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Author:   C. Mears
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781137268549


ISBN 10:   1137268549
Pages:   233
Publication Date:   06 February 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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PART I: UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA Trauma Comes to School Trauma's Effect on the Brain: An Overview for Educators Pretending to do School PART II: LEARNING FROM THE EXPERIENCE Hurricane Katrina and the Children of Louisiana Inner-city Charter School in Post-Katrina New Orleans: A Principal's Perspective Reclaiming the New York Law School Who's Looking out for the Students? 'You Don't Learn These Things in Principal School' Not Here, Not at Columbine Aftercare Support for School Personnel after a School Shooting in Finland Burned into Memory: Remnants of Bullying and Personal Victimization Community - Just Getting Through This: Bailey, Colorado PART III: PUTTING THE PAIN TO WORK Recommendations & Implications Resources

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<p> This one is hard to put down! By meeting numerous individuals who have survived the pain of disaster and the healing of recovery, readers learn how to confront future events so as to become not just who they are, but who they would like to be. Experiences from school shootings ranging from Columbine and Platte Canyon High Schools, Virginia Tech, and the Jokela School Center in Tuusula, Finland, are juxtaposed with those who survived Katrina, the 9/11 attacks, and school bullying. We leave with an enriched understanding of how pain can be put to work. The writing is crisp; the analyses are told by those who actually were there; and the lessons provide food for thought to all, be they teachers, administrators, parents, or community members. A must-read! - Thomas E. Drabek, author of The Human Side of Disaster; Professor Emeritus, University of Denver <p><br> Reclaiming School in the Aftermath of Trauma is a must-read. The strategies shared by Carolyn Mears are a great resource for any school that is faced with tragedy. The stories shared are inspirational for readers to see how communities and schools were able to overcome adversity in their lives and communities and provide a road map to recovery.' - Frank DeAngelis, Principal, Columbine High School <p><br> This book has particular relevance to international schools because these schools are often located in unstable countries or places where the risks are higher for terrorism or catastrophic events. Equally important to taking preventative measures is to prepare for the aftermath of an unforeseen trauma or catastrophe. By presenting the varied real life accounts this book provides a framework for every school administration to ask the questions that will help develop a plan that is best for each unique school. -Katherine Johnson, Director, Human Resources, Singapore American School <br> Carolyn Mears . . . provides an excellent firsthand analysis of the reactions and phases individuals exper


<p> This one is hard to put down! By meeting numerous individuals who have survived the pain of disaster and the healing of recovery, readers learn how to confront future events so as to become not just who they are, but who they would like to be. Experiences from school shootings ranging from Columbine and Platte Canyon High Schools, Virginia Tech, and the Jokela School Center in Tuusula, Finland, are juxtaposed with those who survived Katrina, the 9/11 attacks, and school bullying. We leave with an enriched understanding of how pain can be put to work. The writing is crisp; the analyses are told by those who actually were there; and the lessons provide food for thought to all, be they teachers, administrators, parents, or community members. A must-read! - Thomas E. Drabek, author of The Human Side of Disaster ; Professor Emeritus, University of Denver <br> Reclaiming School in the Aftermath of Trauma is a must-read. The strategies shared by Carolyn Mears are a great resource for any school that is faced with tragedy. The stories shared are inspirational for readers to see how communities and schools were able to overcome adversity in their lives and communities and provide a road map to recovery.' - Frank DeAngelis, Principal, Columbine High School <br> This book has particular relevance to international schools because these schools are often located in unstable countries or places where the risks are higher for terrorism or catastrophic events. Equally important to taking preventative measures is to prepare for the aftermath of an unforeseen trauma or catastrophe. By presenting the varied real life accounts this book provides a framework for every school administration to ask the questions that will help develop a plan that is best for each unique school. -Katherine Johnson, Director, Human Resources, Singapore American School <br> Carolyn Mears . . . provides an excellent firsthand analysis of the reactions and phases individuals experience on the


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Carolyn Lunsford Mears, PhD, the author of the award winning study Experiences of Columbine Parents: Finding a Way to Tomorrow and of the books Reclaiming School in the Aftermath of Trauma and Interviewing for Education and Social Science Research: The Gateway Approach , holds a research position, serves on the Graduate School of Social Work Trauma Certificate Board, and is dissertation advisor and adjunct faculty at the Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver, USA.

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